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Definition of "festoonery" []

  • An arrangement of festoons. (noun)
  • Festoons considered as a group. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "festoonery" in a sentence
  • "I have a picture of a shrine in my head, all bedecked with knobbly candles and baroque festoonery, and anything less would be disappointing."
  • "The Martha Stewart Collection will include household sundries such as bed linens, dinnerware, kitchenware, holiday festoonery and garden furniture."
  • "Opulent Persian weavings smoldered on the floor, and there was a festoonery of incense burners and candelabra."
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